Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander while Bashar studied to be an ophthalmologist. He wasn’t ...

personal belongings of the Assad family remain scattered across the mansion. Photographs of Bashar’s late brother, Basil al-Assad, who died in a 1994 car accident, as well as children’s ...

A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the fate of the Syrian dictator after he fled to Moscow following his downfall.

More than 50,000 Syrian refugees have left Türkiye to return home since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. But for many others living ...

When Syria’s new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, talks about building ... Over time it was assumed that Assad’s eldest son, Basil, a career military officer and tough daredevil, would succeed him.

(MENAFN) In the winter of 1993, Syrian equestrian champion Adnan Kassar was arrested at the Equestrian Club in rural Damascus on charges of possessing a military bag with an explosive bomb.

The economy was severely harmed by the Assad dictatorship ... Syria into the international economy, according to Basil Al-Hamwi, president of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce.